Link mesh.



J. ORTNER..

LINK MESH..

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 17, 1910.

1,002,539, Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

1 4 i r i i Y iyg in?) i?? ip) 3 Asigas u VVITNESSES:

.A WOHNEYS Ulli TOS-EPH ORTNER, OIE' NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

LINK MESH.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH GRTNER, a citizen ot the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Link Mesh g and Vll dohereby declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionet the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

'The present invention relates, generally, to an improvement inlink-mesh or stock adapted to be used in the manufacture of purses,chatelaine-bags, and the like; and this invention has V:tor one of itsobjects to provide a strong and durable construction ot metallic orother suitable link-mesh or stock which has a smooth inner and outersurface, and which, owing to its peculiar structural formation andarrangement of the links of which it is formed, is adapted to keep itsshape without distortion.

'The principal object of this invention is to provide a series offlexibly connected this time more particularly enumerated will.A

`links 'forming a mesh, each link being provided with a separatingmeans, of any suitable configuration, dividing the lower portion of thelink into two separate and distinct socket-,like parts or receivingportions, the sama-being adapted to receive and retain in a hinge-likemanner the loops of the lower links, ina manner to prevent adjoininglinks from riding upwardly upon each other and forming kinks in the meshformedby interconnected links, but allowing, however, a free andoscillatory movement of the interconnected links. in this manner anynumber of links may be con-- nected in a hinge-like manner to provide atlexible link-mesh, with a view of preventing' the usual distortion ofsuch a mesh, and thus providing a smooth, pleasing and uniformappearance of the same.

ther objects ot this invention not at be clearly understood from thefollowing detailed. description of the present invention.

vWith the various objects of the said invention in view, the sameconsists -in the novel link-mesh or stock hereinafter set forth; andthis invention consists, further- Speeiicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed (letober 17, 1910.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

serial no. 587,41*?.

more, in the novel arrangement and combination of the various partsthereotl as well as in the details of the construction of the same, allof which will be hereinafter more fully described and then finallyembodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and whichform an essential partoi' this speciiication.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:-

Figure' l is a face View of the novel construction of link-mesh or stockshowing one embodiment of the general principles of the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section of the same, said sectionbeing taken on line 2-2 in said Fig. l of the drawings, looking in thedirection of the arrow an; Fig. 3 is a face view of a blank or linkbefore the same is bent or doubled upon itself; Fig; 4 is a face view ofthe same, showing the link bent or doubled upon itself to form itscompleted condition, ready to be yassembled with similarly formed linksto provide the link-mesh or stock. Fig. 5 is a face view of a blank orlink or' other form; and Fig. 6 is a face View of said other form oflink bent or doubled upon itself to form its completed condition, readyto be assembled with other links to provide the link-mesh or stock.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the views toindicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the drawings, the reference character 1 indicates aportion of the complete link-mesh or stock made according to andembodying the principles of the present invention, and the same consistsof any suitable number of flexibly connected elements, each elementcomprising an elongated link or member, preferably made from anysuitable metal. Each link or 'member is made with a pair of inwardlycurved side portions 2, and atits opposite ends each link or member isdivided into a pair of curved receiving-portions orsockets 3, by meansof a' separating portion 4 formed in any suitable manner and of anydesirable configuration, substantially as shown in the drawings. Thesaid link-member, thus formed, is'bent or doubled upon itself by beingbent centrally across the two side portions 2, so thatthe two halves ofthe linkmember will register with each other, and will thereby provide adouble link element.

The bent portions of each link-member or element are formed intoelongated loops or eyes 5. In assembling a number of such link-membersor elements, to provide a flexible link-mesh,the said loops or eyes 5 ofone link-member vare arranged over the registering lreceiving-portions 3of the next above adjoining link-members or elements,

so as to be, preferably, journaled thereon,

or connected in a hinge-like manner, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1and 2.0i the drawings.v The receiving-portions, 3 4of each link-memberare adapted to support respectively theloops 5 of the link-members`beneath the so-supporting link-member and on' either side thereot'; thesupporting linkmembers being arranged in rows, so that the loops 5 ofthe supported or suspended link-members are also arranged in rows so asto engage or s'traddle the receiving-portions 3 of the link-members in,the row above, and so on.V Any number of' link- .members Ior elements,and any number of the rowsof the same, may be so connected to produce ametallic mesh or stock made up of interconnected link-members orelements. The inwardlyextending sideportions 2 of' the link-members orelements, with the `adjacent receiving-portions or sockets 3,1'reep theloops 5 of the link-members or elements from becoming unseated fromtheir properly suspended relation, and maintain said interconnectedlinkmembers or elements in a uniform and symmetrical relation one; withVthev others, whereby a smooth and pleasing appearance of the link-meshor stock is obtained, andv the unsightly kinks and distortions so commonto metallic meshes practically eliminated, at the same time providing astrong and flexibly interlocked mesh or stock.

It will of course be understood that the link-members or elements may-bemade in any variety of shapes in cross-section, either flat, as shown,curved, polygonal, or otherwise. f v

I claim: l

1. A link-mesh or stock formed of linkmembers arrangedv in horizontalrows, in-L wardly inclined portions formed into a loop at the sides ofeach link-member, the body of each link-member lying between itsinclined portions being formed to provide a pair of receiving socketsfor supporting the loops of the .inclined portions of theadjacentlink-members of the horizontal vrow next below said supportinglink-members,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth. l

2. A link-mesh or stock formed ci linkmembersI arranged in horizontalrows, inwardlv inclined portions formed into a loop at the sides of eachlink-member, the body of each link-member lying between its inclinedportions being formed to provide a pair of receiving sockets, said bodybeing further formed with an upwardly extending separating portionbetween the respective receiving sockets, said receiving sockets beingadapted to receive the loops of the inclined portions `of the adjacentlinkmembers of the horizontal rownext below said supportinglink-members,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

'3. A link-mesh or stock comprising linkmembers, each end of saidlink-members being provided with a pair of receiving sock- .ets and aseparating portion between the same, said link-members being eachdoubled upon itself so that said receiving sockets at its opposite endswill register with each other, loops formed on the bent or doubledportions ot said link-members, said loopsy being suspended respectivelyon one of said pair of receiving sockets of the adjoining link-membersnext above.

4. A link-mesh or stock comprising linkmembers, each link-member beingprovided at each' end with' a separating portion adapted to form a pairof adjoining receiving sockets, said link-members being doubled uponthemselves so that said separating portion and said receiving sockets ofone end of said link-member will register with said separating portionand receiving sockets of the other end of said link-member, loopsformedby the bent or doubled portions of said link-members, said loopsbeing suspended respectively from receiving sockets of the adjoininglink-members next above.

45. A link-mesh or stock comprising link-y members, each link-memberbeing provided at cach end with a separating portionI adapted to form apair of adjoining receiv' ing sockets, said link-members being dou-Abled upon themselves so that said separating portion and said receivingsockets of one end of said link-member will register

